I have no doubt the Broncos got the rub of the green tonight, except for the first no-try of the Titans, which should've been a penalty against them for a push in the back of Pearson, and wouldn't have resulted in a Titans scrum feed and the consequent try. Of course, no one in the salty brigade mentioned it.
For mine, some decisions were correct, others not so much.
The correct ones:
- It was a penalty try. The ball was kicked out of a player's hand while in the process of grounding it.
- The scrum being overturned was also the correct call. It is the Titans player who knocks on first.
- There was no obstruction on Greg Bird, whom was the one who ostensibly targeted Thaiday.
- The Hayne pass was forward without a doubt. He passed it on the line and the ball was caught at least two meters past it.
The incorrect ones:
- As previously mentioned, Pearson was pushed when he was catching the bomb that resulted in the no-try and a Titans scrum. This was probably the only call that went against us outside of a few other missed forward passes.
- The Roberts kick should've been punished, although it should've happened on the spot, because it was before the PTB, while the subsequent action and try happened after the PTB and could NOT be ruled on by the Bunker.
- Parker's headbutt, as obnoxious as James was, although in this case I can understand it being missed by the refs, was still incorrect. In the grand scheme of things, not really a biggie.
- The Oates penalty was wrong in my eyes, albeit the dangerous position thing may actually be correct strictly by the rules. Regardless, I don't think Mead did anything wrong in that one, he clearly went for the ball, not the player, imo. Speaking of, welcome to the best club in the world David!
P.S. Love the salty tears at the troll section of LU (NRL forums)... the butthurt is deliciously strong here!
) is no longer in control. And, unfortunately, that probably won't happen for a very long time. Evil slime like him seem to live for a very long time.
